Making lifestyle changes or embarking on a new fitness program is challenging and can be overwhelming. Which may explain why so many try, but the success rate does not always measure up. With some well planned strategies to help you get started or keep you on track, success will be yours. Seek professional help: I […]

Muscle Actions by Rhonda Jarmuth, RMT, CPT The muscles we train and use everyday to move our bodies have three different types of contractions: Eccentric, Isometric and Concentric These muscle contractions enable us to manipulate gravity, react to external forces, momentum and resistance. Which all together produce efficient movement. And not one is more demanded […]

Getting Started with an Exercise Program – How, When and Where? You know you need to be exercising. You know you will feel better and look better. So what is holding you back from starting? You probably have many questions and few answers. How do I fit this in my already busy life? Where do […]

Most of you know that in order to recover your body needs rest. You do not grow in the gym, you grow while getting rest. Overtraining throws a wrench into the process. In a previous article I spoke about mood swings from overtraining. Another symptom of overtraining is sleepiness. You work your body to the […]

The Gluteus Medius Origin: Outer surface of the Ilium “pelvis”. Insertion: Lateral surface of the Head of the Femur “greater Trochanter”. Function: This muscle serves to stabilize the Lumbo-Pelvis-Hip Complex. In other words this muscle supports the body on one leg. So, if this muscle were to be weak for example, one may have difficulty […]